Game #2880
Saturday, 19 February 1966
Attendance: 15,117
Won
Division One
16th (+1)
Blackburn Rovers
LLLDW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa win for the first time in six to make it eleven wins, three draws and fifteen defeats in twenty nine League matches.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Saturday, 19 February 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Dick Taylor |
Referee | J.E. Carr, Sheffield |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLLDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J.E. Carr
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Willie Hamilton replaces Bobby Park.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.31 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 33.18 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 19.42 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers |
RB Mick Wright |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Mike Tindall |
M Alan Deakin |
W Johnny MacLeod |
W Tony Scott |
F Willie Hamilton |
F Phil Woosnam |
CF Tony Hateley |
Blackburn Rovers
Else, Newton, Wilson, England, Ferguson (ex), Joyce, Clayton, Darling, Byrom (g), Harrison, McEvoy. Manager: Jack Marshall.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Bobby Park |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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